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West Philly Say Her Name march
Community

‘Say her name’: Protesters seek justice for Black, trans women amid ongoing unrest

The marches mark nearly four weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

Michelle Kenney
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Mother of Antwon Rose II applauds confidential police hiring database, but does it go far enough?

Under the proposal, police departments would be required to document why officers leave an agency and maintain disciplinary records showing complaints and criminal charges.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump turns virus conversation into ‘US vs. THEM’ debate

"They hate me. They hate you. They hate rallies and it’s all because they hate the idea of MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said in a recent fundraising email.

6 years ago

President Trump has congratulated Attorney General William Barr for
Politics & Policy

Manhattan top prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr

The powerful prosecutor in the Southern District of New York had been overseeing investigations of Trump’s allies.

6 years ago

Nicole Jordan
Arts & Entertainment

Meet Nicole Jordan, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first full-time Black woman musician and new music librarian

Nicole Jordan will be the first Black woman to join the orchestra as a full-time member in the organization’s 120-year history.

6 years ago

Protesters kneel for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in remembrance of George Floyd during a Black Lives Matter rally at Linconia Park in Bensalem, Pa. Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody by an officer who kneeled on his neck, sparking protests in cities and towns across the country. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

AP changes writing style to capitalize ‘b’ in Black

It conveys "an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa."

6 years ago

Nasir Bell (on the bullhorn) chants “I will breathe” at a protest march on Juneteenth. Bell, 22, started his organization, I Will Breathe, will other protesters he met during his arrest at a protest in Philadelphia on June 1. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

This year Juneteenth is more meaningful

Juneteenth is more than a remembrance of the day in 1865 when 2000 Union troops marched into Galveston Texas, and told enslaved blacks they were free.

6 years ago

Teachers and students rallied outside of the School District of Philadelphia Headquarters calling to eliminate asbestos in school buildings. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education

Philly school board hearing report: speakers seek fewer police, more support services

Students and community members are calling for counselors, programs, and classroom staff — not more security.

6 years ago

Surveillance footage from May 23, 2020. (N.J. Attorney General's Office)
Courts & Law

N.J. releases video in Paterson police shooting of Christopher Clark

There are still a lot of questions about the killing of Clark by sheriff’s deputies.

6 years ago

File photo: Newark, New Jersey skyline at dawn, March 18, 2018.
Politics & Policy

Murphy announces support for N.J. environmental justice bill

The legislation would consider environmental burdens on New Jersey communities when viewing permit applications.

6 years ago

Gov. John Carney hosted an online conversation about Juneteenth with some of the state's black history leaders. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Juneteenth did not mean freedom for Delaware slaves

Juneteenth celebrations mark word of the end of slavery arriving in Texas on June 19, 1865, but people enslaved in Delaware were still not freed until months later.

6 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Community

What Supreme Court? Trump’s HHS pushes LGBT health rollback

The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.

6 years ago

AMC
Community

AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash

The chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.

6 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, (R-Jefferson), walks through the Pennsylvania Capitol. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Top Pa. GOP lawmaker fast-tracking a lucrative gambling expansion that would benefit a major campaign donor

The maneuvering offers a window into the raw intersection between politics and policy-making in Pennsylvania, and how campaign dollars can drive the legislative agenda.

6 years ago

Residents from St. Joseph's Senior Home are helped on to buses in Woodbridge, N.J., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Nursing homes to permit visitors; hair salons, barber shops to reopen

The state in March banned outside guests in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, which had been reporting a significant number of COVID-19 cases.

6 years ago

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